Firdous Qadri
Scores of women on Sunday staged a protest in Srinagar against the Fashion show being organized amid covid-19 by a group named J-K Youth Society at Tagore Hall in Srinagar.
The women marched from Nehru Park to SKICC, where the event was held in which dozens of youth participated as models, designers, dancers, rap artists, and stand-up comedians.
Speaking to The Kashmiriyat a woman protestor said such events have no place in a society like Kashmir. “We have not been forced to come here by anyone, but we will speak against what is against our culture and religion.”
She said that in the name of clothes, shamelessness and vulgarity are being promoted in Kashmir.
“Such fashion shows are promoted to spread vulgarity in our younger generation which is against the basic ethos of Kashmir and Islam,” the protesting woman said, adding, “We will not remain silent against such attempts which want to give a hoax image of Kashmir to the outside world.”
She said that the women do not belong to any group or any thought, but “we are the daughters of Kashmir and will not remain silent on such things.”
The Fashion show evoked widespread criticism as the second wave of Kashmir grips the Kashmir valley where schools have been shut and the attendance of social gathering restricted as a preventive measure to prevent the furthering of covid-19 global pandemic.
President All JK Youth Society Sajid Yousuf was quoted by a news agency KDC as saying that this is the first-ever fashion show where the models, designers were locals and the judges were celebrities from the Mumbai film industry.
Vice President of this organization, Yana Mir said local talented youth are breaking all barriers of fear and social stigma and coming forward to showcase their talent to the world outside Kashmir, and the whole country is waiting with open arms to welcome Kashmiri artists, models and designers in the world of glamour.